Cycling Groups

There are a number of groups that take advantage of the Bragg Creek and Kananaskis road network. For more information click on the clubs below. If you know of any other groups that host events in the Bragg Creek and Kananaskis area, please contact us!

The Elbow Valley Cycle Club (EVCC) is a Calgary, Alberta based club that exists to fulfill the bicycling related recreational, social and educational needs of its members and to use its influence to enhance and protect the rights of all bicyclists. Membership is open to anyone who would like to join. You are welcome to come to one of our socials held on the first Tuesday of most months, to meet folks and learn more about the club. See the Events 'Calendar' on our website for details.

The Alberta Randonneurs (AR) offer a series of ultramarathon cycling (ultra long-distance road cycling) events to be held in the prairie, foothill and mountain regions of Alberta, Canada (we have chapters in Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer). This 2012 season will be the AR's twenty-sixth season of randonneuring in Alberta since 1987. Ride distances of 200km, 300km, 400km, 600km, 1000km are offered.

Crankmasters currently has riders active in track and road events and we conduct club races regulary in the season. We are always welcoming anyone interested in joining a competitive team in the Masters categories. We also have many cyclists in all age groups who just come out to cycle for fitness. In either case, anyone is welcome to come out and join with us for a ride, and learn about cycling in groups or practice riding in groups for competitive events. Crankmasters is active in promoting cycling and is involved with developing training and coaching with the Alberta Bicycle Association. We have members available to offer advice and ideas on fitness and competitive cycling who have many years of experience in cycling.

Free to join, and open to any adult in Canada, the COC brings people together in a fun, friendly and inviting atmosphere. We strive to offer a variety of events, with some things geared for beginners, some more challenging things, and lots of 'somewhere in the middle' stuff. And, we attempt to keep events as low-cost as possible. A majority of our events take place in the Calgary area, but occasionally we visit our neighboring provinces or travel further away from home.

Each month we have regular outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, biking, inline skating and canoeing (summer) and skiing, boarding, cross-country skiing and snow shoeing (winter), as well as social events, and "special" events such as white water rafting, caving, and dog sled tours.

The Alberta Bicycle Association (ABA) is the affiliated Provincial Sport Organization (PSO) of the Canadian Cycling Association (CCA). They are the governing body for all sanctioned races. The mission of the ABA is to facilitate an introduction to organized cycling and to develop a strong competitive cycling program, while protecting and advocating the rights of cyclists.